Hori Is an InviteOnly Izakaya

News Source : Grub Street
News Summary
- Hori is possibly the only restaurant in New York that operates with the Japanese system of ichigensan okotowari.
- Once someone has dined and adhered to the strict ‘no social media’ rule, they can register themselves and unlock access to the otherwise invisible reservations.
- The restaurant is inside Studio Calmplex, which informed the policy, says chef Tsuyoshi Hori.
- While one could potentially drop between $100 and $3,000 on Hori’s sake list, most of the menu is in the single digits.
Down a narrow flight of stairs off a nondescript stretch of East 50th Street, past a ceramics studio and behind a clothing boutique, is the 14seat restaurant Hori. Technically, anyone is welcome ins [+5071 chars]